Files
2026-07-06 17:28:36 -04:00

92 lines
4.4 KiB
Markdown
Raw Permalink Blame History

This file contains ambiguous Unicode characters
This file contains Unicode characters that might be confused with other characters. If you think that this is intentional, you can safely ignore this warning. Use the Escape button to reveal them.
---
type: "Bill"
title: "Elections; filling vacancies in Gen. Assembly, certain vacancies to be filled between 30/45 days."
description: "Elections; filling vacancies in Gen. Assembly, certain vacancies to be filled between 30/45 days."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 944"
citation: "Virginia SB 944 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Suetterlein"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 29
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2023-01-06"
last_action: "2023-03-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d23f0aaa-552f-4527-8710-a3b810c9eb4a"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+SB944"
source_hash: "e7f687cb3255f2e72dff9a3b3d61e52a86bd86b8db1045806a867c72d9d5104b"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
---
# Virginia SB 944 (2023) — Elections; filling vacancies in Gen. Assembly, certain vacancies to be filled between 30/45 days.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **CHAP0306** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0306)
2. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23102711D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB944)
3. **SB944ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB944ER)
## Votes
- Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 1-N) — **00** (fail) · lower
- Reported from Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N) — **00** (fail) · upper
- VOTE: Block Vote Passage #2 (99-Y 0-N) — **00** (fail) · lower
- Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) — **00** (fail) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **00** (fail) · upper
- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N) — **00** (fail) · lower
- Reported from Privileges and Elections (22-Y 0-N) — **00** (fail) · lower
## Sponsors
- Suetterlein — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-01-06** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23102711D `filing, introduction`
- **2023-01-06** Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-17** Impact statement from DPB (SB944)
- **2023-01-24** Reported from Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-26** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- **2023-01-27** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
- **2023-01-30** Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-08** Placed on Calendar
- **2023-02-08** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2023-02-08** Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-13** Assigned P & E sub: Subcommittee #1 `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-14** Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 1-N)
- **2023-02-17** Reported from Privileges and Elections (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-21** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2023-02-22** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2023-02-22** Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2023-02-22** VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2023-02-22** Reconsideration of House passage agreed to by House
- **2023-02-22** Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2023-02-22** VOTE: Block Vote Passage #2 (99-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2023-03-07** Enrolled `enrolled`
- **2023-03-07** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB944ER) `passage`
- **2023-03-08** Impact statement from DPB (SB944ER)
- **2023-03-08** Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-03-08** Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-03-13** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 13, 2023 `enrolled`
- **2023-03-13** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023 `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-23** Approved by Governor-Chapter 306 (effective 7/1/23) `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-23** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0306)
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d23f0aaa-552f-4527-8710-a3b810c9eb4a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).